Exendin-4 (exenatide), a 39-amino acid peptide originally isolated from the salivary glands of the Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum), differs from exendin-3 only in two positions close to the N-terminus. Application of exenatide causes an increase in acinar cAMP without stimulating amylase release. As an incretin mimetic, exenatide acts as agonist of the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor. As GLP-1, though with prolonged activity, exenatide augments the postprandial production of insulin and suppresses secretion of glucagon. For this reason, exenatide has found use as a medication of diabetes II.
CAT# | 10-101-16 |
Chemical Structure | |
CAS | 141732-76-5 |
M.F/Formula | C186H286N50O62S |
Sequence | One Letter Code: HGEGXFXSDLSKQMEEEAVRLFXEWLKNGGPSSGAPPPS Three Letter Code: H-DL-His-Gly-DL-Glu-Gly-DL-xiThr-DL-Phe-DL-xiThr-DL-Ser-DL-Asp-DL-Leu-DL-Ser-DL-Lys-DL-Gln-DL-Met-DL-Glu-DL-Glu-DL-Glu-DL-Ala-DL-Val-DL-Arg-DL-Leu-DL-Phe-DL-xiIle-DL-Glu-DL-Trp-DL-Leu-DL-Lys-DL-Asn-Gly-Gly-DL-Pro-DL-Ser-DL-Ser-Gly-DL-Ala-DL-Pro-DL-Pro-DL-Pro-DL-Ser-NH2.CH3CO2H |
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